ARTISTS

Photographer/Professor of Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University.
Born in 1957 in Hyogo Prefecture. Among his many awards are the Photographic Society of Japan Lifetime Achievement Award, the Tokyo Art Directors Club Grand Prize, and the New York Art Directors Club Photography Award. In 2011 he launched Gallery 916.
His most noted series/ "Quinault," "at Home," "Materia," "A Life with Camera," "FOREST: Impressions and Memories 1989-2017 ," "68TH STREET," "Apple Tree," "Māter," and "Dream Always" (AKAAKA, 2023).
His work as a film director is also attracting attention, as his film "The Garden of Camellia" to be released in 2021, has been met with a great response.